Thank you to all who joined us for the 2026 Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference.

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2025 Sessions

Organizational Development & Capacity Building

  • The Biology of Trauma: A Universal Language for Cross-Cultural Healing

    • Emily Kusunoki, Hong Kong Dignity Institute

  • AI's Applications in Anti-Trafficking Efforts: Practical Use and Their Societal-ethical Considerations

    • Dr. Thao Do, University of Bath

  • Embracing Failure for Creativity and Impact (Discussion)

    • Helen Avadiar-Nimbalker, Rise Foundation

    • Dalaina May, Dark Bali & The Global Learning Community

  • Playdate: Partner Development

    • Ruth Alur, PLC Coaching and Consulting

  • Thematic Breakout Groups

  • Youth Perspectives on the Evolving Landscape of Human Trafficking

    • Faye Simanjuntak, Rumah Faye

  • Trauma in a Majority-World Context: Understanding Diverse Survivor Experiences and Improving Organizational Capacity

    • Dr. Courtney Skiera-Vaughn

    • Leyla Adrianti Hermina, Gadjah Mada University

    • Pinasti Almi Kusuma, Gadjah Mada University

    • Mohammad Iqbal Ahnaf, Gadjah Mada University

    • Lucia Peppy Novianti, Wiloka Workshop Yogyakarta

  • Whose Knowledge Counts When AI Does the Work?

    • Dr. Jarrett Davis, Up! Collective

  • Promises Made, Promises Forgotten-Lessons Learnt from Frontline Practice

    • Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, Prajwala

Survivor Inclusion

  • Scamming Reintegration and Survivor Care (Discussion)

    • Mechelle Moore, Global Alms Incorporated

    • Lai Thanh Hang, Blue Dragon Children's Foundation

  • Count Us In: Survivor-Led Community Action Research on Inclusion and Psychosocial Wellbeing

    • Aiswarya Ananthapadmanabhan, Sanjog

    • Nisha Mehroon, Sanjog

  • Leaked: Self-Generated Sexual Content Among Young People

    • Boom Mosby, Hug Project

  • Beyond Survival: Rethinking Reintegration, Justice, and Economic Freedom for Trafficking Survivors

    • Allison Sapkota Pandey, Aafanta Nepal

    • Pratima Saru Magar, Aafanta Nepal

  • Before and After Care: Perspectives from Those Who Lived It

    • Kanthamanee Ladaphongphatthana, Mahidol University & Alternative Care Thailand

    • Ya Sae-war, The Salvation Army Thailand

    • Aphisara Saeli, Chulalongkorn University

    • Sirilak Saeyua, Lived Experience Expert

  • Insights and Case Studies from Lived Experience Experts on Emerging Trends and Patterns in Anti-Trafficking Work

    • Siti Badriyah, Asia Region Survivors and Allies Network

    • Elias Hossain, Asia Region Survivors and Allies Network

    • Sanjamaya Tamang, Shanti Foundation

Current Trends & Research

  • Scamming and Forced Criminality (Panel)

    • BC Tan, Kroll

    • Ling Li, EOS Collective

    • Abdus Salam, Asia Freedom Network

  • Spotlighting New Research in the Asia Region (Panel)

    • Kamal Raj - Cross Global Asia Foundation

    • Sunita Kar- Bijoyini & Integrated Leaders Forum Against Trafficking

    • Dr. Marta Furlan - Free the Slaves

    • Dr. Suthira Kanatham, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University

  • Ethical Supply Chains: Exploring Thailand’s Proposed Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Law (Panel)

    • Dr Phattharaphong Saengkrai, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

    • Supanat Kaewlek, Ministry of Justice, Thailand

  • From awareness to action: Building a community-based early warning system to prevent trafficking

    • Chuyen Nguyen, Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation

    • Chu Duc Hoang, Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation

  • Adoption Safeguards in India: Why Trafficking Is Exception, Not Norm

    • Dr. Jagannath Pati, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women & Child Development of India

  • Guardians, Targets, and Traffickers: What Criminology Can Teach Us About Preventing Exploitation

    • Dr. Roy Fenoff, Professor of Criminal Justice, The Military College of South Carolina

    • Dr. Byung Lee, Professor of Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University

  • Roots of Resilience: Trauma, Healing, and the Cultural Landscape of Mental Health in Southeast Asia

    • Dr. Courtney Skiera-Vaughn

    • Helen Avadiar-Nimbalker, Rise Foundation

  • Playing for Change: Reimagining Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Response Through Game-Based Learning

    • Parinya Jongpaijitsakul, Urban Light 

    • Piyawan Peangmon, Urban Light

    • Dr. Madeline Stenersen, Urban Light

    • Dr. Jarrett Davis, Up! Collective

  • Intersecting Crises: Climate Vulnerability, Migration, and Human Trafficking — Insights from Frontline Communities

    • Subhasree Raptan, Goranbose Gram Bikash Kendra (GGBK)

  • Trafficking Intersections between Caste, Religion, and Tribe (Panel)

    • Kamal Raj, Cross Global Asia Foundation

    • Shiva Hari Gyawali, Samari Utthan Sewa

    • Pachaiyammal, Adivasi Welfare Association for Rescue & Development (AWARD)

  • The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Disability

    • Dr. Alisa Sivathorn, Good Friends Association & UNDP

Collaboration and Networking

  • Speed Networking

  • Cross-Border Case Management (Discussion)

    • Hor Kosal, Chab Dai

    • Kneath Heard, Chab Dai

    • Dr. Apiradee Thienthong, Asia Freedom Network

  • Diagnosing Network Health - Strengthening the Pillars of Network Health in Counter-Trafficking Partnership Networks

    • Jacob Sarkodee, Global Counter Trafficking Group

    • Patchanittha Srikhum, Global Counter Trafficking Group

  • Strengthening protection systems in the Pacific

    • Claire Grey (Facilitator), Tearfund NZ

    • Barbara-Anne Stenson, Tearfund NZ

    • Inieta Benaca, Homes of Hope Fiji

    • Salote Sekinaira, Homes of Hope Fiji

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